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The Conecta FICTION Program: Three Intense Days of Fostering
the Co-production of Fiction for Television between Europe and
America
▪ More than 25 meetings and round tables with international
professionals, who will discuss and share their experiences in the
world of creating, financing and producing TV series
▪ Argentina is “Country of Honor” in the event’s first edition as one
of the key countries in TV production and third exporter of fiction
formats in the world
Madrid, 5 June 2017. - Conecta FICTION, which will be held from June 20 to 23 in
Santiago de Compostela, presents an extensive program focused on connecting
professionals from Europe and America with the objective of promoting new television
fiction co-productions between both sides of the Atlantic.
With 350 professionals from 20 countries in Europe, the United States and Latin
America, participants include producers, OTT platforms, investors, creative,
distributors, screenwriters and more than 35 international television channels. In
addition, the participation of Spain’s leading TV groups: RTVE, Atresmedia, Mediaset,
Movistar + and the collaboration of TVG (Galicia Television) and the La Voz de Galicia
Group is confirmed.
Geraldine Gonard, director of Conecta FICTION, sums up the objective of the
international meeting: "We are pioneers and our main objective is to facilitate
contact between professionals from both these continents to develop projects
together. Professionals in Europe and America meet several times a year to buy and
sell content that’s already produced, but we want to be present at an early stage, at
the origin of fiction content born out of co-production. This is the engine that drives
Conecta FICTION.”
The event will open on the night with a concert of the Real Filharmonía de Galicia,
under the direction of Geoffrey Styles, performing original soundtracks of well-known
television series.
SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CONECTA FICTION 2017 PROGRAMME
International Coproduction: Opportunities and Challenges. - The world of
co-production of television fiction series will be discussed in depth and analyzed by
leading international speakers from all possible angles across 15 panels and round
tables, 6 workshops and case studies. These include a range of sessions on financing
and tax incentives, branded content, a live demo of the most advanced technology to
attract and improve the audience and 2 pitching sessions to present 16 projects that
aspire to find co-producing partners at Conecta FICTION.
Speakers include Pau Freixas, writer, producer and director (Spain); Pablo Muñoz, VP Branded
Content Marketing Association, BCMA Spain, President and CEO of the advertising agency FCB,
Spain; Kelly Wright, VP Distribution and New Business, Keshet International, Israel; Camila
Misas, Creative VP, Sony Pictures Television, USA; Julie Anthony, Commissioning editor, TF1,
France; María Iregui, EVP Strategy, RCN, Colombia; Mariana Pérez, SVP Development &
Production, Fox America Latina; Leonardo Aranguibel, Director of Production, Disney Media
Distribution and Olivier Bibas, CoManaging Director, Atlantique Productions, France among
other outstanding international speakers.
Some of the focus panels will be dedicated to the presentation of the series "The
Cathedral of the Sea," based on the eponymous book and international bestseller by
Ildefonso Falcones. In attendance will be the series’ executive producer, Albert Sagalés
of Diagonal TV, and Ignacio Manubens, Deputy Head of Fiction of Atresmedia
Television; How to adapt a book into a series without betraying the story or the
characters? With the contribution of Roberto Rios from HBO, Manuel Marti of Pol-ka
Producciones and Peter Nadermann from Nadcon; and a case study on the coproduction of "Hasta que te Conocí" from BTF and Disney America Latina.
The Fiction Box networking and professional agenda. -
In order to allow all
participants the opportunity to make contacts and initiate conversations that give rise to their
projects, Conecta FICTION has created the Fiction Box, a section that integrates an online
matchmaking platform and a dedicated one-to-one meeting area in the City of Culture, all with
the aim to present TV fiction projects and search for new ideas and talents.
The website features an online tool specially designed to request and book meetings between
participants and manage their agenda during Conecta FICTION according to the specific
interests of each professional.
Screenings of International TV Series. - The screenings at Conecta FICTION will shine
the spotlight on the quality and the appeal of international series produced on both sides of
the Atlantic. They will take place during the day on June 21 and on the nights of June 21 and
22.
Screenings, June 21:
"Run Coyote Run" / Comedy from the Mexican director Gustavo Loza, co-produced by FOX
Networks Group (FNG) Latin América and Claro Video. Released in April 2017.
"Zone Blanche" / Thriller created by Mathieu Missoffe, produced by Ego Productions and
distributed by AB International Distribution. Premiered in April in France.
Within the special program dedicated to Argentina as “Country of Honor” the TV series
"Stockholm, Identity Lost" police thriller created by Nacho Viale and Diego Palacio, produced
by Story Lab and Kapow, the first argentine series that premieres globally on Netflix, the
world's leading Internet TV network. In the evening and completing the screenings dedicated
to Argentina, two new series will be presented: "Un Gallo para Esculapio" on Wednesday,
June 21 at the Teatro Principal in Santiago which will be attended by producers Gonzalo
Armendares from Underground TV and Guillermo H. Borensztein from TELEFE Argentina and
"The Fragility of the Bodies" on Thursday, June 22 at the Salón Teatro, which will also be
attended by its co-producers Manuel Martí from Pol-Ka productions and Marcelo Tamburri
from TURNER Argentina.
Argentina Country of Honor Special Programme. -
Developed in collaboration
with the National Institute of Film and Audiovisual Arts of Argentina (INCAA).
With 52 fiction format series sold for international adaptation, Argentina became the world’s
third biggest exporter of concepts, behind the United Kingdom and the United States and
ahead of Spain, which ranked fourth according to consulting firm The Wit’s report on the
audiovisual sector.
The program dedicated to Argentina will include an overview of its audiovisual industry and
several sessions that will enable an in-depth analysis of the many opportunities for coproduction with the country, as well as a meeting between Argentine and French producers
with the Galician Audio Cluster (Clag), and a series screenings which will allow Conecta FICTION
participants to view some of the most recent TV series produced from Argentine in Europe.
Conecta FICTION Conecta FICTION is the first international event dedicated exclusively
to the coproduction of TV series between Europe, South America and United States
Hispanic. The first edition will take place in Santiago de Compostela (Spain) between
the 20th to the 23rd of June 2017 and is promoted by the Axencia Galega das
Industrias Culturais (Agadic) from the Xunta de Galicia, ICEX España Exportación e
Inversiones and Fundación SGAE and organized by Inside Content.